[Combobox] Right way to put focus + select item?

[littlebigman]

Hello

I'm an AutoIT newbie, and need to select an item in a combobox. I googled for this, but would like to check what's the right way to solve this.

The combobox control I need to click on and select an item from is class=TbsSkinOfficeComboBox.

Should I use this, or is there a better way?

;Which should I choose?

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
GUICtrlSetState("TbsSkinOfficeComboBox",$GUI_FOCUS)


;or
ControlCommand("My GUI", "", "[CLASS:TbsSkinOfficeComboBox; INSTANCE:1]", "SelectString", "item2")

Thank you.

[littlebigman]

I made a bit of progress understanding how AutoIT works with controls, but the following code doesn't work: The script just waits doing nothing, although the application is running with its window maximized:

#region --- Internal functions Au3Recorder Start ---

Func _Au3RecordSetup()
Opt('WinWaitDelay',100)
Opt('WinDetectHiddenText',1)
Opt('MouseCoordMode',0)
EndFunc

Func _WinWaitActivate($title,$text,$timeout=0)
WinWait($title,$text,$timeout)
If Not WinActive($title,$text) Then WinActivate($title,$text)
WinWaitActive($title,$text,$timeout)
EndFunc

_AU3RecordSetup()
#endregion --- Internal functions Au3Recorder End ---

_WinWaitActivate("classname=TfrmHome","")
ControlClick("[CLASS:TfrmHome]", "", "[ID:2164966]")

Can someone spot what's wrong with the above?

Thank you.

Edited June 26, 2012 by littlebigman

[somdcomputerguy]

I think it's waiting (and will be waiting until the end of time) for a window with this title: classname=TfrmHome.

[littlebigman]

Thanks for the help. I found what it was: The following code as generated by Au3Recorder doesn't work:

_WinWaitActivate("classname=TfrmHome","",5)

This works:

;time out after 10s
;BAD _WinWaitActivate("classname=TfrmHome","",5)
_WinWaitActivate("[CLASS:TfrmHome]","",5)

Send("{ALTDOWN}a{ALTUP}")
MsgBox(64, "My title", "My text")

Bottom line: Although it should be a great help for newbies to get started with AutoIT, Au3Recorder is to be avoided.

Thank you.

Edited June 26, 2012 by littlebigman

[somdcomputerguy]

Thanks for the help.

You bet. Good luck with the rest of your project.